Virginia: Virginia Avenue Over the Clinch River, Richlands

Federal Highway Administration2000PDFTech ReportUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Highway Administration\ua0VirginiaGirder bridgesGirdersPretensioningI beamsHigh performance concreteCompressive strengthBridge decksBridgesPrestressed concrete bridgesPrestressed concreteDesign build constructionDesignHigh strength concreteHigh-Performance Concrete programFHWA-RD-00-123The high-performance concrete (HPC) bridge in Richlands, Virginia consists of two 22.6-m (74-ft) spans with five AASHTO Type III prestressed concrete I-beams per span. It has large diameter [15.2 mm (0.6 in.)] prestressing strands at a 51-mm (2 in.) spacing. The unit cost (total cost of the bridge divided by the area of the deck) of $657/sq m ($60/sq ft) was lower than the average cost of $743/sq m ($69/sq ft) for similar bridges.119